Polyura posidonius

(Polyura posidonius)

Description

Charaxes (Polyura) posidonius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1883. It is found in Tibet and western China.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nymphalidae

Genus:Polyura

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